BORN AGAIN MORMONS?

The Latter-day Saint church’s desire to be seen as just another Christian denomination has been taken to a new level as a result of a poll that show 26 percent of its membership now claim to be “born again Christians.”

The figure is based on a recent survey taken by pollster George Barna. Barna’s criterion to fit the “born again” classification is to acknowledge a “personal commitment to Jesus [Christ] that is still important in my life today” and “I believe that after I die, I will go to heaven because I have confessed my sins and have accepted Jesus as my savior.”

The nationwide poll interviewed over 6200 adults from various denominations and claims a margin of error of less than 1 percent. Of those surveyed, an average of 40 percent conformed to Barna’s definition. In a Religious News Service article, Barna explained the implausibility of Latter-day Saints’ claim to be “born again” because “most Americans are not theologically savvy.”

—MKG

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